YOUnique Studio

08/29/2026

Happy birthday to us - just 20 days until opening night! Check out these fliers for new cast members, more donors, and a new sponsor. Our goals aren't pipedreams anymore and tickets for Always a Little Bit Tipsy are selling like hot cakes (and we're not talking about the maple syrup variety!). Let us know you're coming on the event page and reach out if you want to be the one who helps us get past the final hurdle.

Thank you to Bloomington Arts Commission for believing in us and to After the Storm Productions for pushing us to bring this story to the Constellation Stage & Screen John Waldron Arts Center Firebay stage.

08/28/2026

It certainly wasn’t the first production meeting, and it won’t be the last. But it may be the only one with Tipsy and Tootsie Teasedale and Leather Tom Ping-Slater! Tickets and event information available at Always a Little Bit Tipsy!

08/17/2026

Thank you to our top tier donors for https://facebook.com/events/s/always-a-little-bit-tipsy/1659716161758961/ ! Tickets are selling fast, make your plan to attend, support, or spread the word about this massive undertaking. Check out the event for more details: Always a Little Bit Tipsy! With Robert Ping-Slater, Tom Ping-Slater, Emily Bedwell, Bill Goveia, Michael Grubb.

08/11/2026

08/11/2026

NEWSFLASH! Literally. Keeler, Director for Always a Little Bit Tipsy and Emily Bedwell from After the Storm Productions will be featured today on WISH-TV during the Life Style Live segment!!! Share, tune-in, or catch the recorded segment afterward at https://wish.tv.com With Tom Ping-Slater, Chase, Michael Grubb, Hatley, Stewart, and Goveia!

07/19/2026

We are beyond excited to partner with After the Storm Productions on this exciting journey. An amazing team has been assembled and they’ve been meeting for months. Thank you to Emily Bedwell and Bill Goveia for pushing us to produce this long-awaited show, Nick Krohn for lending his comedic writing skills, Emily Solt, Danielle Bruce, Maggie Lynn Danello Held, and Susan Kelly for hours of consultations, Rebecca Ross DeLong and Liby Ball for taking on the task of costumes, and Michael Grubb, Andrew Keeler, and Ryan Chase for bringing their creative A-game. This show will be life-changing for so many and we are thrilled to be riding this crazy train with all of you!

07/18/2026

Thank to the The Herald-Times and Connie Shakalis for promoting theatre around Bloomington, including Always a Little Bit Tipsy by After the Storm Productions and YOUnique Studio.

“Check out the upcoming shows around town, including Always a Little Bit Tipsy from After the Storm Productions and YOUnique Studio! Thanks to The Herald-Times and Connie Shakalis/ Connie Shakalis for the article!

“After the Storm Productions (established 2026)

Sept. 17-27 at the John Waldron Firebay, 122 S. Walnut St. “Always a Little Bit Tipsy” by Tom Slater, Nicholas Krohn and Ryan Chase.

After the Storm Productions, established in 2026, presents its second show, this one in conjunction with YOUnique Studio and Tipsy & Tootsie Teasdale. This original musical stars Tom Slater, telling how Slater became Tipsy and his discoveries along the way. A talented little boy learns too early our world’s rules about what a man “should” be. Shamed into compliance, he armors himself. His quest for approval dampens his empathy. His sense of wonder becomes performative. The now-man is everything his little-boy self feared: abrasive, hollow. Later, he stumbles into drag and finds that the self he had to hide is actually where his power flames. Through performance, he reclaims those exiled aspects of himself — the softness, the play, the freer person. See https://AlwaysALittleBitTipsy.com for more info. “

From original plays to beloved musicals, 13 Bloomington area theater groups are ready to entertain. Find out what they're offering. See link below ⬇️

📸 Herald-Times file photo

07/16/2026

Thank you to Bloomington Arts Commission for supporting YOUnique Studio and After the Storm Productions’ new musical Always a Little Bit Tipsy and 46 other local arts projects! https://bloomington.in.gov/news/2026/07/07/6591 With Tom Ping-Slater and Robert Ping-Slater.

04/26/2026

The cat’s out of the bag!

Tom Ping-Slater and Robert Ping-Slater have been talking for over three years about telling his story through a performance medium. We finally have a stellar team who have come together to make it happen. And it’s moving quickly!

In partnership with After the Storm Productions and Tipsy and Tootsie Teasedale, the original musical “Always a Little Bit Tipsy” will be performed in Bloomington in September. Stay tuned for details and opportunities for you to get involved!